


WRF COCOON workshop on landfill management: lessons learned
In the framework of the prestigious World Resources Forum 2019 (Antwerp), the Interreg Europe COCOON project team hosted the workshop “Landfill management: from landfill to useful resource” on February 26, 2019. The event coincided with the broadening of the EURELCO...
Selective metal recovery from Fe-rich industrial residues
Within the EU H2020 SOCRATES project, a process was developed by the SOLVOMET Group within SIM² KU Leuven to selectively recover lead and zinc from Fe-rich industrial residues (i.e. jarosite residue of the zinc industry) using ionic liquids Aliquat 336 ([A336][Cl])...
Why restricting lead (Pb) metallurgy is a bad idea
During the last few years, the use of lead (Pb) in the EU economy has been called into question by some policy makers. Lead is frequently seen as a problematic metal that can be detrimental to human health; what is much less well known is its fundamental role in the...